Cyprus Bird Watching Tours - BIRD is the WORD - Paphos half-day tour 28/11/2019
Wallcreeper (photo taken previously) - Cyprus Bird Watching Tours Bird is the Word © Matt Smith All Rights Reserved
On the 28th I guided Stephen Dutton around the Paphos sites for a half day tour starting off with Wallcreeper in mind. We started at the Avagas Gorge where plenty of Robin, Stonechat, Black Redstart and Blackcap were showing well as well as Linnet.
Before reaching the narrow part of the gorge we had some views of Wallcreeper in flight as well as Blue Rock Thrush and brief views of Hawfinch. A Long-legged Buzzard flew overhead being mobbed by a Common Buzzard.
We then headed to Mavrokolympus Dam which was very quiet aside some Chukar calling in the distance.
Our next stop was the Sewage works where Spur-winged Lapwing were showing well and a Bonelli's Eagle was seen but very distant.
Lastly we visited Mandria where Meadow Pipit, Red-throated Pipit and Skylark showed as well as Laughing Dove.
We finished with 41 species.
Before reaching the narrow part of the gorge we had some views of Wallcreeper in flight as well as Blue Rock Thrush and brief views of Hawfinch. A Long-legged Buzzard flew overhead being mobbed by a Common Buzzard.
We then headed to Mavrokolympus Dam which was very quiet aside some Chukar calling in the distance.
Our next stop was the Sewage works where Spur-winged Lapwing were showing well and a Bonelli's Eagle was seen but very distant.
Lastly we visited Mandria where Meadow Pipit, Red-throated Pipit and Skylark showed as well as Laughing Dove.
We finished with 41 species.
| Species List: (h)Chukar Partridge Common Kestrel Common Buzzard Long-legged Buzzard Bonelli's Eagle Northern Lapwing Spur-winged Lapwing Rock Dove Common Wood-pigeon Eurasian Collared-dove Laughing Dove Eurasian Magpie Eurasian Jackdaw Hooded Crow Great Tit Crested Lark Wood Lark Eurasian Skylark Zitting Cisticola | (h)Cetti's Warbler Common Chiffchaff Blackcap Sardinian Warbler Wallcreeper European Starling Song Thrush European Robin Western Black Redstart Common Stonechat Blue Rock-thrush House Sparrow White Wagtail Meadow Pipit Red-throated Pipit European Greenfinch European Goldfinch Common Linnet Hawfinch (h)Corn Bunting 41 |
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